Reports Report 325ap (Event 325-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Max P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My fiancee and I just got in the car and started driving when we spotted the fireball. The whole event lasted for about 7-10 seconds, which felt like an eternity when witnessing it. It broke up quite a bit and had flashes of green and blue before finally burning out completely. I rolled down my window to see if there were any smoke trails, but it was a pretty dark sky and I couldn't see anything. Definitely the most vivid and intense fireball I have ever seen; almost reminded me of footage of the Columbia disaster. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tampa, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 0' 52.19'' N (28.014496°) |
| Longitude | 82° 28' 52.36'' W (-82.481212°) |
| Elevation | 8.352373m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-16 23:56 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-17 04:56 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 42° |
| Last azimuth | 301.79° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Several chunks broke off the fireball a few seconds after we initially spotted it. They also spawned trails as well and were extinguished a couple seconds after breaking apart. There were about two times where the fireball fragmented, the second time had flashes of blue and green associated with it. I think we saw a terminal flash, but it wasn't very much brighter than the rest of the fireball. |